Brits should only go shopping once a week to cut down on coronavirus risks
Brits should only go shopping once a week during the coronavirus crackdown, a minister suggested today"People know the rules that have been set - try and shop just once a week.However, neither the emergency laws nor the Government's guidance doesPeople are asked to use their common sense on the matter.A No10 spokesperson said: "I think the guidance says you should be shopping for basic necessities, food and medicine which must be as infrequent as possible.
"Otherwise, we will be in a position where we can't re-start the economy and millions of people will be forced into a poverty situation that would do more harm than the virus itself.Transport Secretary Grant Shapps said Brits should go out shopping as little as possibleCredit: AFP or licensorsHe told BBC News: "There is a long way to go.
"I know people are seeing two or three days of the chart coming down but I don't expect that to continue.All Brits have been told they must stay at home unless essential - such as going out for food or medicine.But no one should be meeting anyone outside their households unless they absolutely have to, the Government has said.Boris Johnson told Cabinet today - which was done via videolink - that it would get worse before it gets better.
A No10 spokesperson said this morning: "The PM said the rising death toll in recent days showed the vital importance of the public continuing to stick to the social distancing guidance which has been put in place by the Government, based on scientific and medical advice."The PM said that the situation is going to get worse before it gets better - but it will get better.
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